iNM Volume 9 | Page 25

Another approach which some organizations are following now is doing away with job descriptions as they are redundant in this fast changing world where employees need to be flexible . These companies are hiring self motivated people who are given the freedom to define their own role and job size and switch roles according to the organizational needs .

Zappos , another company considered as one of the best places to work in , apart from having a formal hiring process consisting of interviews etc , also has informal events like lunches to check how the candidate can mingle with the company ’ s employees and culture . It doesn ’ t stop here , People who pass this stage are given an on boarding training at the end of which the candidates are offered $ 3000 to leave the company ! The people who reject the offer are the ones who truly have a long term association with the company . The

HR department of Google has a group called ‘ Bar Raisers ’ who have a veto power if they feel that the selected candidate is not up to standards . such familiarization of employees to maintain standards and save time .

Godrej has developed a Godrej Organization for Learning and Development which makes e- learning modules available to employees . These modules focus on soft skill training and out of the box thinking besides technical skills . It also helps in creating a leadership pipeline by certifying two employees in managerial positions of lateral thinking who teach in house . Many other companies follow a similar practice of identifying Subject Matter Experts who can train employees .

CAREER DEVELOPMENT Google has a unique project called 20 % project which allows employees to utilize 20 % of their work time on any pet project of their own . SAP has introduced a unique Career Success Center , which is a platform through which employees can get guidance on their career related questions . For SAP the aim of this program is to attract high quality talent , increase women in leadership positions and give employees all the means they need to grow their careers .

Sap Labs India hires 50 % of its employees by referrals from its existing employees .

ONBOARDING LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT No matter how urgent and imminent it is to get a new employee to start his job it is always better to have a well designed on boarding program which familiarizes the employee to the organization culture and his work systems . Companies are now creating online systems for

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT The latest innovation in performance management practices that companies are adopting is abandoning the Bell Curve system of performance appraisal and looking at holistic appraisal process based on the performance of employees . TCS , IBM , Accenture and Deloitte are some of the few companies who have moved away from the Bell Curve .